A microbiological ecosystem occurs whereby crystallized salt, lying in near-saturated salt water, is laden with microbial activity.
Coastal areas and small islands face unique groundwater problems because of their vulnerability to salt water intrusion.
Some will disagree with the appropriateness of this solution, especially since it calls for continued salt water intrusion over a long period of time.
The greater role of molecular dissipation in air as compared to salt water leads to numerous differences from previous salt-stratified experiments.
This is not to denigrate the salt-water experiments : salt water is a difficult medium to study quantitatively.
Ponds also moved further inland, but remained in contact with salt water via canals.
This difference results from the greater role of molecular diffusion in air as compared to salt water.
This would result in a partially flooded limestone surface allowing intrusions of salt water from a nearby sea.
